Manchin warns against Democratic-only coronavirus relief bill

[left-of-center2012]

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) warned his party on Tuesday against pursuing a Democratic-only coronavirus relief bill, vowing that Republicans would have input as lawmakers write the legislation.

"I have made it very clear ... we're going to make this work in a bipartisan way. My friends on the other side are going to have input. And we're going to do something that we agree on. I'm not just going to do it just down the lines of, just saying party line vote," Manchin told Fox News' Bret Baier, asked if he would vote for a Democratic-only $1.9 trillion bill.

Manchin added that the final coronavirus bill needs to "make sense," and warned that senators had spent too long trying to make coronavirus relief bipartisan to go-it-alone now. Each of the previous five coronavirus bills have passed along bipartisan lines. His warning against a partisan relief bill comes after he signaled more indirectly earlier Tuesday that he wants the final product to be bipartisan.

Manchin is expected to vote for the budget resolution this week, but said during the Fox News interview that he had told Democratic leadership that "I will vote in a bipartisan way."

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/537071-manchin-warns-against-democratic-only-coronavirus-relief-bill

[Corgigal]

1. Yeah you will

, you just want something. Name it. Stop this stupidity. Idiot has a tiny bit of power and has to show his ass.

Republicans don’t have to take the checks, they can mail it back.

[Irish_Dem]

7. What does he want?

Reminds me of the disgusting Obama Care debacle.

[Corgigal]

13. Oh I'm sure something.

Biden knows the game, he will figure it out.

[Irish_Dem]

16. I bet Biden knows exactly what Manchin wants.

And what Manchin is afraid of....

Carrot and stick time.

[Fullduplexxx]

20. Corn husker kick back

[a kennedy]

35. No sorry, West Virginia doesn't grow corn......

[still_one]

11. I hope your assessment is right, that it is as simple as "just giving him something he wants", but

I am not too sure about that.

I also am not sure about Kyrsten Sinema in Arizona either.

Perhaps the Governor of West Virginia can push him to accept the large stimulus

[mvd]

2. Well this goes against what he said before

And I just finished praising him on another thread. He can’t have it both ways.

[RockRaven]

3. So put in enough state specific stuff for Alaska and Maine to get Murkowski and Collins...

[Thomas Hurt]

4. "I will vote in a bipartisan way" wtf does that mean? Is he going to alternate his votes...

siding with the GOP caucus and then the Democrats....going to back a christofascist amendment even if you don't believe it will work or help?

[Irish_Dem]

9. Does he mean he is going to in effect caucus with the GOP?

[mvd]

19. Very confusing

He has seen that the most bipartisan thing the Repukes are offering is a $600 billion package. So does meaning bipartisan mean he’d want to go that low?

[SharonClark]

5. Who is he trying to impress and why?

He’s more solicitous of repugs than he is of Dems.

[Progressive Jones]

41. Manchin's State is infested with redness. nt

[Azathoth]

6. Manchin is going to be insufferable for two years

He's now the most powerful person in the country.

[Irish_Dem]

15. Insufferable power quest is not ending well for McConnell.

Just saying.

[LiberalFighter]

8. He needs to shut the hell up.

[blueinredohio]

28. He needs to be primaried.

[Celerity]

32. We would lose the seat, & thus possibly control of the Senate. The best we can hope for is to gain

enough seats seats to neutralise Manchin and Sinema, and, if need be, some of the other conservadems.

[PA_jen]

10. REALLY?! This RINO wants to hold this up for WVa because his ring wasn't kissed?

Such a jerk!

[k8conant]

21. Don't you mean DINO?

[PA_jen]

34. Same difference really. A member of Congress looking out for his/her interest. In Manchin case he

Who couldn't get elected as one so he pretended to be a DINO when in reality he is only looking out for himself.

[left-of-center2012]

26. "This RINO ..."

First sentence of the OP:

"Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) ..."

[PA_jen]

37. He claims to be a Democrat but he is just sick like the rest of the Republican party. I am sick he

Has the D beside his name.

[left-of-center2012]

39. So, maybe he' a a DINO?

[PA_jen]

40. Dino doesn't begin to define his actions.

[dsc]

14. So he wants to defund the police and teachers and health care workers and so on

but I bet in his mind WV is one of those supposedly hard hit states vs every other state.

[EarlG]

17. He's making his usual Manchin noises

befitting his position as a Democratic senator in a state Trump won by 42 points in 2016 and 39 points in 2020.

But nowhere in there do I see him refusing to vote for anything, so I'll put it down as "things Manchin says on Fox News" for now.

When push comes to shove, if the choices are a big bill to help lots of Americans vs. NOTHING AT ALL, and Manchin has to be the deciding vote, we'll see if he does the right thing. Jim Justice agreeing with the idea of "going big" can't hurt.

[msongs]

18. call it the cunningham effect nt

[radius777]

22. Manchin doesn't get it, he would be punished for going too small

not too big. Even the Repub gov of the state said he wanted a big package. Manchin has been hanging around Mitch and Susan too long. He doesn't seem to get that all the Repubs want to do is water down and obstruct like they did during the Obama years. We're in an emergency, it's not time for austerity, which the Repubs only want so they can 'make Biden a one term president' like they tried to do to Obama. F that noise.

Biden clearly sent Kamala in to AZ and WV to light a fire under the asses of these conservative Dems and to build support for a big relief package. It was Biden sending the message that he's in charge and is not going to be obstructed by some silly 'gang of bipartisans' like in the Obama era.

[Irish_Dem]

23. Can everyone just stop threatening the Dems?

That includes you Manchin.

[SWBTATTReg]

24. Unity? Where were the democratic senators/house members when the 2017 tax cut and jobs bill

was voted in, w/ no democratic input or votes (imho)...none of them voted for this very partisan bill. And all but 1 republican voted yes for this disruptive bill. Cut taxes w/o corresponding cuts in other things to offset the tax cuts.

[DeminPennswoods]

25. Nothing is stopping Rs from voting for the bill

once it gets to a vote. But perhaps Sen Manchin can convince his GOP college Sen Moore-Capito to vote for it.

[Fiendish Thingy]

27. Manchin is going to single-handedly sabotage Biden's agenda, and Cause Dems to lose majority. Nt

[Celerity]

36. add in Sinema too, she goes under the radar, but is just as likely to go off the plot at times

[ecstatic]

29. Enough! Your governor is already on board

After 8 years of unprecedented GOP obstruction and treason, is this really the path you want to go down?

[Goodheart]

30. I miss Robert Byrd

[fob]

31. It IS bipartisan!

There are 48 Dems and 2 Independents who will vote for it, with Veep as vote 51 and Dem49

Lets count the party's

Dem
Ind

Yep, checks out at BI-partisan on this end

[theaocp]

33. He's talking to his donors.

It’s a tough language to translate, so don’t try. Keep the pressure on and watch his actions. The rest is bullshit.

[MerryBlooms]

38. He is chair of the Senate Energy Committee, so yep, he's listening to big energy donors for sure!

[Penn Voter]

42. I hope in 2022

that Democrats can flip a few seats in the Senate and expand their majority. That way Manchin will be neutered and he won't have more influence on the bills which the Democratic Party needs to pass. In other words, Joe, there is no reason to kiss your ass and no need to go on Faux News because you have no power or influence against your party.

[BGBD]

43. OH look another

thread where the board progressives bash Manchin and nothing is done about it.

Oh, and Manchin is going to vote for the stimulus. Give him room.